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Bubalus
(gcide) | Bubalus \Bubalus\ n.
a genus of ruminants which in some classification systems is
included in the genus Bos; the water buffaloes.
Syn: genus Bubalus, tribe Bubalus.
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bubalus
(wn) | Bubalus
n 1: in some classification systems included in genus Bos; water
buffaloes [syn: Bubalus, genus Bubalus, {tribe
Bubalus}] |
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tribe bubalus
(encz) | tribe Bubalus, n: |
Bos or Bubalus arni
(gcide) | Arna \Ar"na\, Arnee \Ar"nee\, n. (Zool.)
The wild buffalo of India (Bos, or Bubalus, arni), larger
than the domestic buffalo and having enormous horns.
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Bubalus brachyceros
(gcide) | Zamouse \Za*mouse"\, n. [From a native name.] (Zool.)
A West African buffalo (Bubalus brachyceros) having short
horns depressed at the base, and large ears fringed
internally with three rows of long hairs. It is destitute of
a dewlap. Called also short-horned buffalo, and bush cow.
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Bubalus bubalus
(gcide) | Buffalo \Buf"fa*lo\, n.; pl. Buffaloes. [Sp. bufalo (cf. It.
bufalo, F. buffle), fr. L. bubalus, bufalus, a kind of
African stag or gazelle; also, the buffalo or wild ox, fr.
Gr. ? buffalo, prob. fr. ? ox. See Cow the animal, and cf.
Buff the color, and Bubale.]
1. (Zool.) A species of the genus Bos or Bubalus
(Bubalus bubalus), originally from India, but now found
in most of the warmer countries of the eastern continent.
It is larger and less docile than the common ox, and is
fond of marshy places and rivers.
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2. (Zool.) A very large and savage species of the same genus
(Syncerus Caffer syn. Bubalus Caffer) found in South
Africa; -- called also Cape buffalo.
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3. (Zool.) Any species of wild ox.
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4. (Zool.) The bison of North America.
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5. A buffalo robe. See Buffalo robe, below.
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6. (Zool.) The buffalo fish. See Buffalofish, below.
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Buffalo berry (Bot.), a shrub of the Upper Missouri
(Sherherdia argentea) with acid edible red berries.
Buffalo bird (Zool.), an African bird of the genus
Buphaga, of two species. These birds perch upon
buffaloes and cattle, in search of parasites.
Buffalo bug, the carpet beetle. See under Carpet.
Buffalo chips, dry dung of the buffalo, or bison, used for
fuel. [U.S.]
Buffalo clover (Bot.), a kind of clover ({Trifolium
reflexum} and Trifoliumsoloniferum) found in the ancient
grazing grounds of the American bison.
Buffalo cod (Zool.), a large, edible, marine fish
(Ophiodon elongatus) of the northern Pacific coast; --
called also blue cod, and cultus cod.
Buffalo fly, or Buffalo gnat (Zool.), a small dipterous
insect of the genus Simulium, allied to the black fly of
the North. It is often extremely abundant in the lower
part of the Mississippi valley and does great injury to
domestic animals, often killing large numbers of cattle
and horses. In Europe the Columbatz fly is a species with
similar habits.
Buffalo grass (Bot.), a species of short, sweet grass
(Buchlo["e] dactyloides), from two to four inches high,
covering the prairies on which the buffaloes, or bisons,
feed. [U.S.]
Buffalo nut (Bot.), the oily and drupelike fruit of an
American shrub (Pyrularia oleifera); also, the shrub
itself; oilnut.
Buffalo robe, the skin of the bison of North America,
prepared with the hair on; -- much used as a lap robe in
sleighs.
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Bubalus Caffer
(gcide) | Buffalo \Buf"fa*lo\, n.; pl. Buffaloes. [Sp. bufalo (cf. It.
bufalo, F. buffle), fr. L. bubalus, bufalus, a kind of
African stag or gazelle; also, the buffalo or wild ox, fr.
Gr. ? buffalo, prob. fr. ? ox. See Cow the animal, and cf.
Buff the color, and Bubale.]
1. (Zool.) A species of the genus Bos or Bubalus
(Bubalus bubalus), originally from India, but now found
in most of the warmer countries of the eastern continent.
It is larger and less docile than the common ox, and is
fond of marshy places and rivers.
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2. (Zool.) A very large and savage species of the same genus
(Syncerus Caffer syn. Bubalus Caffer) found in South
Africa; -- called also Cape buffalo.
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3. (Zool.) Any species of wild ox.
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4. (Zool.) The bison of North America.
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5. A buffalo robe. See Buffalo robe, below.
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6. (Zool.) The buffalo fish. See Buffalofish, below.
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Buffalo berry (Bot.), a shrub of the Upper Missouri
(Sherherdia argentea) with acid edible red berries.
Buffalo bird (Zool.), an African bird of the genus
Buphaga, of two species. These birds perch upon
buffaloes and cattle, in search of parasites.
Buffalo bug, the carpet beetle. See under Carpet.
Buffalo chips, dry dung of the buffalo, or bison, used for
fuel. [U.S.]
Buffalo clover (Bot.), a kind of clover ({Trifolium
reflexum} and Trifoliumsoloniferum) found in the ancient
grazing grounds of the American bison.
Buffalo cod (Zool.), a large, edible, marine fish
(Ophiodon elongatus) of the northern Pacific coast; --
called also blue cod, and cultus cod.
Buffalo fly, or Buffalo gnat (Zool.), a small dipterous
insect of the genus Simulium, allied to the black fly of
the North. It is often extremely abundant in the lower
part of the Mississippi valley and does great injury to
domestic animals, often killing large numbers of cattle
and horses. In Europe the Columbatz fly is a species with
similar habits.
Buffalo grass (Bot.), a species of short, sweet grass
(Buchlo["e] dactyloides), from two to four inches high,
covering the prairies on which the buffaloes, or bisons,
feed. [U.S.]
Buffalo nut (Bot.), the oily and drupelike fruit of an
American shrub (Pyrularia oleifera); also, the shrub
itself; oilnut.
Buffalo robe, the skin of the bison of North America,
prepared with the hair on; -- much used as a lap robe in
sleighs.
[1913 Webster] buffalofishCape \Cape\ (k[=a]p), n. [F. cap, fr. It. capo head, cape, fr.
L. caput heat, end, point. See Chief.]
A piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast
into the sea or a lake; a promontory; a headland.
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Cape buffalo (Zool.) a large and powerful buffalo of South
Africa (Bubalus Caffer). It is said to be the most
dangerous wild beast of Africa. See Buffalo, 2.
Cape jasmine, Cape jessamine. See Jasmine.
Cape pigeon (Zool.), a petrel (Daptium Capense) common
off the Cape of Good Hope. It is about the size of a
pigeon.
Cape wine, wine made in South Africa [Eng.]
The Cape, the Cape of Good Hope, in the general sense of
the southern extremity of Africa. Also used of Cape Horn,
and, in New England, of Cape Cod.
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Ictiobus bubalus
(gcide) | buffalofish \buffalofish\, buffalo fish \buffalo fish\n. (Zool.)
1. any of several large carplike North American fish.
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2. (Zool.) Any of several large fresh-water fishes of the
family Catostomid[ae] (also called suckers see [a
href="http:]/www.state.ia.us/dnr/organiza/fwb/fish/iafish/sucker/sucker.htm">Sucker
family), of the Mississippi valley. The red-mouthed or
brown (Ictiobus bubalus), the big-mouthed buffalofish
(Ictiobus cyrinellus, formerly called {Bubalichthys
urus}), the black buffalofish (Ictiobus niger), and
the small-mouthed buffalofish (Ictiobus bubalus,
formerly called Bubalichthys altus), are among the more
important species used as food.
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bubalus
(wn) | Bubalus
n 1: in some classification systems included in genus Bos; water
buffaloes [syn: Bubalus, genus Bubalus, {tribe
Bubalus}] |
bubalus bubalis
(wn) | Bubalus bubalis
n 1: an Asian buffalo that is often domesticated for use as a
draft animal [syn: water buffalo, water ox, {Asiatic
buffalo}, Bubalus bubalis] |
bubalus mindorensis
(wn) | Bubalus mindorensis
n 1: small buffalo of Mindoro in the Philippines [syn:
tamarau, tamarao, Bubalus mindorensis, {Anoa
mindorensis}] |
genus bubalus
(wn) | genus Bubalus
n 1: in some classification systems included in genus Bos; water
buffaloes [syn: Bubalus, genus Bubalus, {tribe
Bubalus}] |
tribe bubalus
(wn) | tribe Bubalus
n 1: in some classification systems included in genus Bos; water
buffaloes [syn: Bubalus, genus Bubalus, {tribe
Bubalus}] |
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